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This Listing Includes:

10+ Red Elderberry Seeds

(Sambucus racemosa)

In fully labelled zip lock bag (see photos)

 

HOW TO GROW

ELDERBERRIES

 

Step 1

Place the seeds into a plastic zip-lock

with sandy-like soil. Write the date and place

 bag into the fridge for 3 months.

 

Step 2

After 3 months, sow seeds about 3mm

 into seed trays of sandy soil.

Moisten and then move into full sun position.

Seeds should germinate after 3-4 weeks.

 

Step 3

Once sprouted, move tray to sunny position.

Transplant seedlings 2 weeks after sprouting to

a small-medium pot until after first winter.

 

Step 4

Transplant to final position after first winter.

Additional water advised when fruiting.

Elderberry Trees can take between

2-3 years to begin fruiting.

 

 

 FAQS ABOUT

ELDERBERRIES

 

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Sambucus racemosa

FULL SIZE

Height: up to 6 metres (18 feet)

Width: up to 6 metres (18 feet)

BONSAI

No

PREPARATION

Stratification 3 months

GERMINATION

3-4 weeks  

START

Seed Tray or Small Pot

SOIL

Sand or Peat Moss

MATURITY

2-3 years

INDOORS

No

 

 FACTS ABOUT

ELDERBERRIES

 

 The flowers and fruit are both edible.

All other parts of the plant,

however, contain a toxic chemical

called sambunigrin.

 

Elderberries are perennial plants that

can survive up to 100 years in the wild.

 

An Elderberry plant produces

12 to 15 pounds of berries each year.

 

 

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